If Bridge makes the POs (which I totally hope b/c I'm craving some playoff action), can Nino be assigned to that roster?

i believe he can only play for bridgeport once portland's season is over. someone else is more than welcome to correct me if that i am wrong.

if i'm correct, here is what i suggest. have the islanders sit him down with an "injury" for the last two weeks of the nyi season. then, once he is "healthy" again, send him to bridgeport for a conditioning assignment. this assignment can last for two weeks. perhaps after the end of this two weeks, portland will be eliminated from the playoffs and niederreiter can continue to play with the soundtigers.

problems with my devious plan? if the islanders season is over, then there is likely no conditioning stint that can be assigned. hey, at least i'm trying! can i say the same about the isles' fearless leader?

So freakin' awesome I love it. I got to talk with Gillies today, he has to be the nicest guy I've ever met. He loves to talk to the kids that go on the ice at intermission, get them all excited to have fun. Cizikas is the same way, he was talking to the kids while they were reviewing the over time goal instead of his teammates. Those kids will never forget that moment, and I love athletes that do that.

Funny story, when they were reviewing the over time goal I asked Gillies what they could possibly be reviewing. He said, "I don't know man, I saw that goal go top *******" (censored being the "t" word for breasts ). I couldn't believe he said that to me

this is a very fun team to watch and they have tons of jam and play with a lot of sandpaper...all of the echl guys have played very well..

Yes! They all have played well, namely Oleksy is tough, Howes seems to always get shots on net, Mouillerat has had his moments, Landry has provided a lot of offense from the blueline and Riley has provided grit on the 4th line. Gentile has been pretty good too.

Even with all the grit and heart this team has , Thompson is proving himself to be a very good and motivating coach. He gets his team ready to play and compete every night. They also seem to match up very well against almost every team.
Bports transition game has also been very good, they don`t play around with the puck in there zone much.
ANother thing is you never see Bports players stop moving, players are always filling lanes defensively and jumping into open lanes offensively.

Yes! They all have played well, namely Oleksy is tough, Howes seems to always get shots on net, Mouillerat has had his moments, Landry has provided a lot of offense from the blueline and Riley has provided grit on the 4th line. Gentile has been pretty good too.

I've definitely been impressed with Oleksy. Mouillerat has been noticeably good, especially for an ECHL guy. They played the Whale last night, Erixon sucked.

Even with all the grit and heart this team has , Thompson is proving himself to be a very good and motivating coach. He gets his team ready to play and compete every night. They also seem to match up very well against almost every team.
Bports transition game has also been very good, they don`t play around with the puck in there zone much.
ANother thing is you never see Bports players stop moving, players are always filling lanes defensively and jumping into open lanes offensively.

I wonder how much of a role Thompson played in demoting Anton Klementyev.

The same as the NHL unless u mean the playoff system and then it would be the same as the NHL again.
Bport has been very fun to watch since the New Year, The Isles fans keep clamoring to call up Ulstrom and CC, and I don`t really agree at this point. Yes both are good enough to play in the NHL but as of right now both are carrying Bport towards the playoffs, and if they keep playing the way they are playing they could be a force to be reckoned with.
I am pretty sure both will get a look at the NHL level this season but, the leadership they are showing by example is off the charts, playing all out every shift, it is literally contagious...

Another great win for Bridgeport. Anders Nilsson got his first career AHL shutout, and Blair Riley (who I've liked since watching him) scored his first goal as a Sound Tiger. They played Albany who wasn't too impressive, and they're really creeping up on Connecticut to get 1st in the division, one point behind. Thompson really is a great coach.

Even though he didn't get a point (I think), Donovan played great today. Really clever defensively, and showed signs of offensive ability. He's a really cool guy too, one of the funnier players of the "young core". He loves the kicking the soccer ball around before warm ups, gets mad (funny mad) every time he gets eliminated. He accidentally backed into me and nailed me into the wall when I was trying to walk around their game. I'm never doing that again

Another great win for Bridgeport. Anders Nilsson got his first career AHL shutout, and Blair Riley (who I've liked since watching him) scored his first goal as a Sound Tiger. They played Albany who wasn't too impressive, and they're really creeping up on Connecticut to get 1st in the division, one point behind. Thompson really is a great coach.

Even though he didn't get a point (I think), Donovan played great today. Really clever defensively, and showed signs of offensive ability. He's a really cool guy too, one of the funnier players of the "young core". He loves the kicking the soccer ball around before warm ups, gets mad (funny mad) every time he gets eliminated. He accidentally backed into me and nailed me into the wall when I was trying to walk around their game. I'm never doing that again

Another great win for Bridgeport. Anders Nilsson got his first career AHL shutout, and Blair Riley (who I've liked since watching him) scored his first goal as a Sound Tiger. They played Albany who wasn't too impressive, and they're really creeping up on Connecticut to get 1st in the division, one point behind. Thompson really is a great coach.

Even though he didn't get a point (I think), Donovan played great today. Really clever defensively, and showed signs of offensive ability. He's a really cool guy too, one of the funnier players of the "young core". He loves the kicking the soccer ball around before warm ups, gets mad (funny mad) every time he gets eliminated. He accidentally backed into me and nailed me into the wall when I was trying to walk around their game. I'm never doing that again

according to the ahl website, donovan did register an assist on the opening goal. 31 pts in 50 games now after having 12 pts in 32 games.

according to the ahl website, donovan did register an assist on the opening goal. 31 pts in 50 games now after having 12 pts in 32 games.

Thanks for clarifying, I had to leave right away so I didn't get to hear anything about stats or whatever. Like I said though, great game by Donovan. This whole team is just playing out of their minds.